I saw this video from Buzzfeed last week and immediately fell in love. With winter break starting today, I decided to treat my little Star Wars fan to an afternoon of wookie baking. I figured even my non-crafty self could handle wookie cookies. And I was right- it was awesome!

Sam is pointing out the one Chewie who didn’t get any fur. Whoops.

The most difficult part of the process was the eyes. I had to put the melted chocolate in a new baggie and cut the absolute tiniest hole possible. I’ll be honest, not all Chewies look as nice as the ones below, but they all tasted pretty good!

Gingerbread Chewbaccas- you earn the BettyCupcakes seal of approval as a non-stressful, perfect for kids 4+ project.

Just popping in to say “hi!” this afternoon. Sam and I had a great morning. After some cinnamon raisin English muffins and coffee (or milk) for breakfast, we headed off to the polls. It’s election day in our little town so we did our civic duty. Sam was thoroughly confused by the word “vote” so I said it’s when we pick people to be our friends in the town. He seemed satisfied with that answer.

Then we were off to my first Weight Watchers meeting. Down 1.8 already! Love that I can lose weight without being obsessed with calories/food. We stayed for part of the meeting and Sam participated. When the leader asked who eats a banana with breakfast, his little hand shot up! He also clapped for a man who lost 28 pounds- so supportive.

I promised him a trip to see the boats, so we left the meeting a little early and drove straight to the Hingham Farmers Market.

It’s right on the beach in Hingham, which is an absolutely idyllic location for a farmers market. A warm breeze blew in off the water and we wandered around and shared a cider donut from The Great Cape Baking Company.

Then it was time to dip our toes in the water. At first, he was a bit hesitant.

But then he saw some big boys tossing rocks in the water and running around barefoot…

I thought I’d do a day in the life post since my days are a little different now. I blow dry my hair on the regular and I wear real pants every day. I also spend a good amount of time prepping my food every day so that I can still eat real food. This is especially important as I just joined Weight Watchers (again). I don’t have a ton to lose, but I know that I can’t do it on my own. Accountability is my friend!

5:20 am- Come downstairs to a pot full of coffee. I set this bad boy up every night before I head to bed. I usually add a little unsweetened almond milk and maybe a teaspoon of sugar and then- I chug while I prep lunch, do my hair and make up, fold laundry/take care of the dog/do dishes and watch the news.

6:00 am Breakfast #1 is a slice of crustless quiche with ham and broccoli eaten standing up at the kitchen counter in about 45 seconds. I should probably chew more.

The morning breakfast routine was the hardest for me to figure out when I started working. Even though I *big, puffy, heart* LOVE breakfast, even I cannot eat a meal at 5 am. But waiting until almost 8 am is not an option. I’ve tried eating during my commute- it’s doable, but not particularly fun. My new system of some protein around 6 and then some carbohydrates around 7:30 seems to work pretty well. Some days it almost holds me until lunch.

10:30 am unpictured bowl of frozen mango and frozen pineapple

11:30 am Lunch time! It’s pretty normal to see people eating at work as early as 11 am- such is the life at a high school. I’m totally digging on chopped salads lately. I chop everything up into small pieces and then toss in a bowl. Today’s combination was: 2 oz. rosemary ham, 1 1/2 cups chopped romaine, 1 medium carrot chopped, 1/8 of an avocado, diced, 1 green onion, chopped, with some lite olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette. YUM!

Went to Trader Joe’s to do my weekly shopping and stocked up on red wine

Got stuck in rush hour traffic

Grabbed the wee one at daycare

Got home at 5:05 pm- set Sam on the couch to watch “Hotel Transylvania” for the 100th time (dude loves Dracula “blah bleh blah!”)

Boiled some butternut squash ravioli up for Sam’s dinner (it was AMAZING- from Trader Joe’s- I highly recommend), served it with sweet potato fries, rosemary ham, and applesauce. I had two Trader Joe’s masala burgers, a few snagged ravioli, and an ice cream sandwich for dinner.